Overview of the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017

Title:	Overview of the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017): Technical Report
Description:	This technical report provides general information about the study and the data files and technical documentation that are available. Information was collected from students, their parents or guardians, their teachers, and their school administrators. The data collection included direct and indirect assessments of middle grades students’ mathematics, reading, and executive function, as well as indirect assessments of socioemotional development in 2018 and again in 2020. MGLS:2017 field staff provided additional information about the school environment through an observational checklist.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (580KB)
Cover Date:	March 2023
Web Release:	March 16, 2023
Publication #:	NCES 2023055
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Russell, S.L., and Zhang, Y.
Type of Product:	First Look / ED TAB
Survey/Program Areas:	Middle Grades Longitudinal Study of 2017–18 (MGLS:2017)
Keywords:	Ability Academic Persistence Academic Support Access to Computers • in classrooms • in schools Achievement • academic achievement Achievement (Student) • mathematics • online reading • reading Advanced Placement Arts Education Assessment Attendance Data Body Mass Index Career/Technical Education Charter School Childhood Obesity Children's Well-being Climate of Schools Computer and Internet Use Computers COVID Response Crime (see also Violence and Safety) Criterion Referenced Tests Criterion Validity Curriculum • middle school Data Analysis Data Collection Data Interpretation Data Management Data Privacy Data Reporting Data Use Databases Differential Item Function Disadvantaged Students (Educationally) Education Demographics Education Technology • access • equal access to • equity Educational Attainment Educational Equity • Technology Educational Improvement Educational Research Eighth-Graders • American Executive Function Facilities Facilities Inventory Factor Analysis Foundational Skills Geographic Regions Girls Growth Mindset Hispanics, Educational Progress Incentive Income, Family Internet • student access to Internet Access in Schools Interviews • by telephone K-12 Technology • in classrooms • in schools Large Scale Assessment Limited English Proficient Students Literacy • adolescent literacy Longitudinal Studies Mathematics • mathematics tests Middle Grades • education Middle School Overweight Poverty Status Principals • administrator role • alternative principal certification • principal qualifications • Public and private school • public schools Private Schools Process Data Progress in Education • blacks • Hispanics • minorities • women Public Schools • elementary/secondary Race/Ethnicity • principals Reading • reading instruction Reliability Research Design Research Methodology Response Rates Risk Rural Education • Rural Schools School Districts Schools • characteristics of • in urban locations • management of • safety and discipline • school demography • school leadership preparation Secondary Education • longitudinal studies Significantly Cognitively Disabled Socioemotional Functioning Special Education Staff • characteristics and attitudes • elementary and secondary schools Student Assessment Student Engagement Students • alcohol use • at-risk • deaf/hard of hearing • disablities, with • drug use in school • influence of peer groups • limited English proficiency, with • middle grades • middle school • reading and writing • social factors • student characteristics • student evaluation • tardiness • transition to high school Students with Disabilities Studies Support Teachers • characteristics of • collaboration • college major or minor • education/preparation • highly qualified teacher • instructional practices of • job satisfaction • opinions regarding safety • perceptions and attitudes • professional development • public school • qualifications of • views on children's readiness Technology • access • equal access to • equity • learning • skills • student access to Technology Use in Education Urban Schools Validity Violence • victimization in school Word Recognition Youth Indicators
Questions:	For questions about the content of this First Look / ED TAB, please contact: Carolyn Grim.